Verbal Reasoning Test Practice Course: Vocabulary in context

1. Vraag 1 van 17

   Which word is a synonym of "begin"?

   • Arepeat
   • Bdelay
   • Cstart
   • Dfinish
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. start

   A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. To begin is to start.

2. Vraag 2 van 17

   Which word is an antonym of "expand"?

   • Agrow
   • Bshrink
   • Cstretch
   • Dspread
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. shrink

   An antonym means the opposite. To expand is to get bigger, so the opposite is to shrink. The other options mean much the same as expand.

3. Vraag 3 van 17

   "The manager asked us to keep the report brief." In this sentence, "brief" means:

   • Aformal
   • Bdetailed
   • Cshort
   • Dprivate
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. short

   Brief means short. A brief report uses few words.

4. Vraag 4 van 17

   "The team will reschedule the meeting." What does the prefix "re-" mean in "reschedule"?

   • Abefore
   • Bagain
   • Cnot
   • Dagainst
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. again

   The prefix re- means again, as in refocus and reinvest. To reschedule is to schedule again.

5. Vraag 5 van 17

   Adding "-less" to "care" makes "careless". What does the suffix "-less" mean?

   • Aagain
   • Bable to be
   • Cwithout
   • Dfull of
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. without

   The suffix -less means without: careless means without care. The suffix -ful means full of.

6. Vraag 6 van 17

   "The new policy will affect all part-time staff." In this sentence, "affect" means:

   • Abring about
   • Breplace
   • Cpraise
   • Dinfluence
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. influence

   As a verb, affect usually means to influence. Effect as a verb means to bring about, which is a different word.

7. Vraag 7 van 17

   Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "The new schedule had a positive ___ on attendance."

   • Aeffort
   • Beffect
   • Caffection
   • Daffect
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. effect

   Here the gap needs a noun meaning an impact or result, which is effect. Affect is usually a verb meaning to influence.

8. Vraag 8 van 17

   "Sales were sluggish in January but picked up in March." In this sentence, "sluggish" means:

   • Asteady
   • Bstrong
   • Csurprising
   • Dslow
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. slow

   The contrast word "but" and "picked up" show that sales were weak at first. Sluggish means slow.

9. Vraag 9 van 17

   "The two departments will collaborate on the new project." In this sentence, "collaborate" means:

   • Acompete
   • Bargue
   • Cwork together
   • Dreport separately
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. work together

   To collaborate is to work together. The prefix co-/col- means together, as in co-worker.

10. Vraag 10 van 17

    "The supplier was reluctant to lower its prices." In this sentence, "reluctant" means:

    • Aunwilling
    • Bable
    • Cquick
    • Deager
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. unwilling

    Reluctant means unwilling or not keen. Eager is its opposite.

11. Vraag 11 van 17

    Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "The new shelving will ___ the storage system we already have."

    • Acomply
    • Bcompliment
    • Ccompel
    • Dcomplement
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. complement

    Complement means something that completes or makes perfect. Compliment, spelled with an i, means praise.

12. Vraag 12 van 17

    Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "Safety is the ___ reason for the change."

    • Aprinciple
    • Bprincipally
    • Cprincipal
    • Dprinciples
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. principal

    Principal as an adjective means chief or leading. Principle is only a noun, meaning a rule of conduct, and principally is an adverb.

13. Vraag 13 van 17

    "The supervisor will address the problem at Monday's meeting." In this sentence, "address" means:

    • Agive a speech to
    • Bsend by mail
    • Cwrite the location of
    • Ddeal with
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. deal with

    Many words have more than one meaning. Here the supervisor will deal with the problem; the other meanings do not fit the sentence.

14. Vraag 14 van 17

    "The instructions were ambiguous, so half the team did the task one way and half did it another way." In this sentence, "ambiguous" means:

    • Adetailed
    • Bwritten down
    • Cvery long
    • Dunclear
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. unclear

    Ambiguous means open to more than one meaning. The clue is that people understood the same instructions in two ways.

15. Vraag 15 van 17

    "The old software still worked, but it was obsolete: newer programs could no longer open its files." In this sentence, "obsolete" means:

    • Abroken
    • Bout of date
    • Ccomplicated
    • Dexpensive
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. out of date

    Obsolete means out of date or no longer used. The sentence says it still worked, so broken does not fit; the colon explains that newer programs had moved on.

16. Vraag 16 van 17

    "From the manager's tone, we ___ that the deadline could not be changed." Which word fits?

    • Adeferred
    • Bimplied
    • Creferred
    • Dinferred
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. inferred

    The listeners worked out the meaning, so they inferred it. A speaker or writer implies; a listener or reader infers.

17. Vraag 17 van 17

    "The committee will scrutinize every expense claim before it is paid." In this sentence, "scrutinize" means:

    • Areject
    • Bpay in full
    • Capprove quickly
    • Dexamine closely
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. examine closely

    To scrutinize is to examine something closely and carefully. The phrase "before it is paid" shows a checking step.

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